paulhand

Just my take … as @Nemesis says, no-one is going to hold you to this particular tick box.

First entry on permanent visa, I go with “migrating permanently “ and then “returning resident”.

This is not a ‘thing’. There are just slightly relaxed requirements for citizenship for over 60’s.

Yes, you are.

Yes - I do them over Microsoft Teams, it's a whole lot more efficient!

The bar is distinctly higher as a citizen. Unless the issue was a result of migration fraud (or behaviour before citizenship was granted) then it generally has to be terrorism/national security related.

I tend to disagree with this. Get into any sort of trouble with the law and you run a genuine risk of cancellation, even if you have been in Australia for decades. Clearly for the average, law abiding PR then this is a remote possibility, but why run the risk.

Then he can’t sponsor you …

Victoria ask you to choose one or the other …

I suggest you ask your professional advisor to reread section 104 of the Migration Act.

The first part of this is incorrect ... the OP's visa may have been cancelled, but not for missing the initial entry date. This can be checked on VEVO. The second part is basically right - if you have not made a first entry to Australia on the visa, you are required, as noted in the grant letter, to update the Department of any change in circumstances. If the circumstances that would have led to the grant of the visa have changed (i.e. your relationship with the primary applicant), then they may well decide to cancel your visa. This has nothing to do with whether your ex-wife has entered Australia or not. You have been told incorrectly if you were offshore at grant. This is not strictly true and based on your circumstances you would be very unlikely to be granted an RRV in any case. I think it would be a good idea to get some professional advice on how all of this works in practice, as it's not really a subject for forum discussion.

As above, and only if your occupation is on the MLTSSL skills list.

You will never know if you don't try and in my (biased) view, as well as Steve's above, a proper consultation will be able to give you a much better understanding of what may or may not be achievable. If you do proceed, it's a $465 application charge (plus any professional fees). Worth it to put the wondering to rest?

Based on what you have said, it seems somewhere between unlikely and Buckley’s unless you can get a new RRV. You haven’t provided enough information to give any form of opinion on that. You will have a much better shot if you have a job offer in hand, but that’s nowhere near a guarantee. I would seek some professional advice tailored to your specific circumstances.

Drop me an email and I will provide a referral. Details in my signature.

Sorry … ‘in theory’ because as a U.K. (or Ireland/US/Canada/NZ) passport holder you are deemed to have ‘competent’ English, which is enough to apply but scores zero points.

It’s not a case of ‘getting it done in time’. Points (other than the ones for partners) are locked in at the time of invitation and must be the same or greater than originally claimed in the EOI otherwise the visa is refused. So, once an invitation is received, it’s too late to sit the test.

If you want to do the 6 months in one go, then the 600 is the only visitor visa option. You can get multiple 600s.

Yes, in theory, provided he has a UK passport, but you can only claim the points for English when he actually has the score in hand after the test, so it may not make sense or even be possible to do this.

There are detailed instructions on the VETASSESS website which cover this.

Yes, that rule does apply if your daughter accompanies you to Australia, whatever visa she travels on.

Her movement records will demonstrate this. She should also be able to get confirmation from Centrelink.

I suggest you speak with @Alan Collett

The advice you were given is wrong. She should have just let the visa expire naturally. I doubt that this will affect another application, but you will have to try to make sure.

As you say, you are applying for the subclass 300 … so the answer is yes. If yes, I need to put a proposed final departure date? so what should I add in that? as 820 will be on shore partner visa No